Lakes / Oregon / Coos County / Upper Empire Lake
Upper Empire Lake, Oregon
26 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Oregon
43.40 degrees N, 124.26 degrees W - Coos County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Upper Empire Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 2% of the 642 lakes counted in Oregon.
- About 74 miles from Eugene, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Merritt | Coos | 1.6 mi | 27 acres |
| Upper Pony Creek Reservoir | Coos | 2.3 mi | 111 acres |
| Horsfall Lake | Coos | 4.2 mi | 122 acres |
| Spirit Lake | Coos | 4.7 mi | 57 acres |
| Sandpoint Lake | Coos | 5.5 mi | 66 acres |
| Snag Lake | Coos | 6.2 mi | 32 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Upper Empire Lake
How Big Is Upper Empire Lake?
Upper Empire Lake covers 26 acres in Coos County, Oregon.
What Is the Largest Lake in Coos County?
Tenmile Lake is the largest lake in Coos County, at 1,139 acres.
Largest Lakes in Oregon
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Klamath Lake | Klamath | 62,095 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Umatilla | Morrow | 50,042 acres | - |
| 3 | Lake Abert | Lake | 37,137 acres | - |
| 4 | Summer Lake | Lake | 31,602 acres | - |
| 5 | Harney Lake | Harney | 31,290 acres | - |
All 642 Oregon lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 122430935). Verified October 30, 2026.